Provided by Firstpost Fireball that lit up sky over Japan on 2 July, loud noise confirmed to be from fallen meteorite . A fireball that had brightened and lit up the Tokyo sky ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Ministry names new top bureaucrat, currency diplomat
Japan's Finance Ministry reshuffled its top brass Tuesday, with Budget Bureau chief Mitsuru Ota promoted to the highest-ranking burea ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. business body urges Japan to end ‘double standard’ re-entry rules
A U.S. business body has asked Japan to eliminate "double standard" re-entry rules and treat all residents returning to the country equally during the COVID-19 pandemic regardless of their nationality ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games likely to be pared down, says JOC chief
The rearranged Tokyo Olympics are likely to be a pared-down version of recent editions of the four-yearly Games, Japanese Olympic Committee chairman Yasuhiro Yamashita said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Defense white paper: Japan within range of North Korea missiles
Japan said Tuesday in a new defense white paper that North Korea has the capability to launch an attack against Japan with a nuclear warhead, a first-time admission in official documents as tensions ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan wearing a mask is habitual – can the UK follow suit?
Japan has avoided Covid-19 disaster and people here accept masks – making the debate in the UK even more bewildering ... ( read original story ...)
Correlation of frontal prism structures and slope failures near the trench axis with shallow megathrust slip at the Japan Trench
Since the giant 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, much research has focused on the distribution of coseismic slip at shallow depths during this subduction megathrust event. Here we present seismic ... ( read original story ...)
12 At Madison Art Auction Benefits Family of Chef Brandon Foster
Jeff Osaka is auctioning off 88 paintings by Jonathan Saiz to honor his friend and colleague, who passed away unexpectedly last week. ( read original story ...)
Japan mulls asking nightlife businesses to close as Tokyo logs 143 new coronavirus cases
While the government task force plans to "consult with experts" about the surge, the potential suspension requests would be voluntary and not penalize companies. ( read original story ...)
Economist says IOC should pay half of costs for delayed Tokyo Games
A U.S. economist with a focus on the sports business says the International Olympic Committee should shoulder half of the additional cost of postponing the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s daily COVID-19 tally rises to 143, gov’t mulls reissuing business closure requests
The Tokyo metropolitan government on Tuesday confirmed 143 new COVID-19 infections, with the number staying below the 200-mark for the second straight day but spiking above the 119 cases detected a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan weighs allowing in US and European business executives
TOKYO -- Japan is considering easing coronavirus-related travel restrictions by allowing U.S and European business executives to enter the country as exceptional measures amid the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Tokyo Games likely to be pared down, says JOC chief
The rearranged Tokyo Olympics are likely to be a pared-down version of recent editions of the four-yearly Games, Japanese Olympic Committee chairman Yasuhiro Yamashita said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Enlists Nightclub Workers for Q&A-Style Videos to Fight Coronavirus
An online Q&A session between a specialist doctor and young workers who entertain at host and hostess clubs, which have been major hotspots of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Japanese ... ( read original story ...)
Japan says China is using the coronavirus crisis to gain strategic superiority
Japan's government says China is using the coronavirus crisis to expand its influence and take strategic superiority. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: UK’s two-year government borrowing cost slips as low as Japan’s
Investors increasingly speculate BoE may set negative rates, US states reverse reopening efforts, UK GDP inches up after historic fall. ( read original story ...)